OS X and crashes?

Over this past week my powerbook with os X has crashed at least 3 or 4 times, once or twice when downloading a bit torrent file over ISDN and the other few times with just running the usual programs, Explorer, Itunes, mail etc, nothing out of the ordinary. I know this is defiantly not normal and i was wondering is there anyway of telling what exactly caused the system to crash? I think it crashed anyway; a brownish window comes up saying the computer needs to be restarted with different languages below? It sounds more like my computer is dieing!

fsck is short for "File System Check". It performs the same check Disk Utility does. The -y -f after it are switches - here's what they do:
-y: Assume a response of "Yes" to any questions fsck would normally ask the user.
-f: Force a check, even if the file system is marked "clean".

EGT, if you experience another failure soon after all you've done, here are a few more things to try. Run the Apple Hardware Test which is on one of your system CDs. If this finds no problem, try disconnecting all peripherals. Another option is running Micromat TechTools Pro, if you or a friend/colleague has it. Finally, try removing the extra RAM, and see how the computer works.

If you narrow the problem down to the RAM, Apple will send you a replacement stick for free. Good luck!

I'm currently on a G4 sawtooth, 400Mhz, running Jaguar. I tried to repair permissions, but the "repair permissions" button is grayed out on my disk utility.... I'm pretty new to the Mac, so I'm wonderign if this is usual, and how to repair permissions when this occurs. Thanks for the help!

I'm currently on a G4 sawtooth, 400Mhz, running Jaguar. I tried to repair permissions, but the "repair permissions" button is grayed out on my disk utility.... I'm pretty new to the Mac, so I'm wonderign if this is usual, and how to repair permissions when this occurs. Thanks for the help!

Aaron

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You've probably got the wrong drive selected in Disk Utility, or you have "Ignore ownership on this volume" checked for that disk.

And what is "crashing" actually? The whole computer? Or your software?

The funniest thing I see in my web site referral logs is some wonk using Netscape 3.0.1 to surf into my site and then come back a minute later using WinXP (because Netscape 3.01 is insanely old and my site uses a lot of CSS trickery to look proper).

I always wonder if they are in some computer lab using the poor lone never-upgraded since 1997 Beige G3 Mac (or more likely the iMolar or G3 AIO that Gil Amelio-former CEO of Apple created shortly before Jobs return and the creation of the iMac) at first and then switch the brand new DELL Inspluriion or whatever.

While I agree that Safari is better and tighter since MS dropped Explorer for Mac, why does OS X 10.3 include a default installation of Explorer?

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Because switchers will freak out if they get OS X and there's no IE. Many Windows users probably have no idea that other browsers besides IE even exist (besides maybe Netscape). They might not know what Safari is, and would be confused. Although it'd be good for them to at least try Safari, they'd be more likely to switch to OS X in the first place if they knew there'd be "essential apps" like IE.

So Safari is better is it then? I've always just used Exlporer becuase it is there, i've had no problems with it. I've always been meaning to try it but never got around to it, i'll give it a go today.

It is possible that 1) OSX is corrupt, An apple care specialist said that it is possible to become corrupt if you mess with the machine during software updates/installations and i have had to format my machine because of it, i have a g5 and i used to have crashes that were the result of corruption, ever since i have had no problems, 2) it is possible that your HD is going bonkers and you need to invest in a new one 3) it is not the processor if something comes up and tells you to turn the machine off i would say because if it was the processor it would just stop. 4) how old is your machine and memory type and quantity could be determinants 5) i recommend formatting and then seeing if their is any problems

EGT said:

hey there

Over this past week my powerbook with os X has crashed at least 3 or 4 times, once or twice when downloading a bit torrent file over ISDN and the other few times with just running the usual programs, Explorer, Itunes, mail etc, nothing out of the ordinary. I know this is defiantly not normal and i was wondering is there anyway of telling what exactly caused the system to crash? I think it crashed anyway; a brownish window comes up saying the computer needs to be restarted with different languages below? It sounds more like my computer is dieing!

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